BW Offshore Job Vacancy for a Contracts and Procurement Manager
BW Offshore is a leading global provider of floating production services
to the oil and gas industry, with an operating fleet of 16 FPSOs and
one FSO.
The company has an excellent track record on project execution
and operations, with more than 30 years of experience. The company is
represented in the major oil regions world-wide, with presence across
Asia Pacific, Americas, Europe and West Africa. BW Offshore is listed on
the Oslo Stock Exchange and is part of the BW Group, one of the world's
largest maritime groups.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Contracts and Procurement Manager
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Contract 2 years
Job Description
- The position is managerial and independent of daily supervision
from line manager. This means that the position holder will plan and
execute the tasks, and day to day work on an independent basis.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
The Contracts and Procurement Manager has the following responsibility and key tasks:
- Actively pursues the development and implementation of
contracting & procurement practices, standards and forms to meet the
objectives of the Company
- Acquire supplier market knowledge and maintain supplier relations as required
- Plans, organizes, directs and controls the contracting and procurement function
- Responsible for the management of Procurement Activities such as Purchasing, Expediting, Logistics and Material Handling
- Develop and implement Contracting and Procurement Strategy
- Implementing Client Contract requirements and ensure flow downs into Contracting Plan and Procurement Strategy
- Maintains total responsibility for the complete contracting and
procurement function and reports operationally to Project Management and
General Operations Management and functionally to SVP Supply Chain
- Contribute ideas for improvement of best practices
- Liaise with other internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal,
Business Development, Estimating, Engineering, Operations Manager,
General Operations Management, etc.)
- Establish service and frame agreements in Nigeria
- Provide regular status and progress reporting (Procurement Milestone Plan, etc.)
- Manage a team of Purchasers, Expeditors, Contract Administrators
and Logistics Coordinators on contracting and procurement activities,
including but not limited to sourcing, bidding, evaluation, expediting,
etc
- Performs contracting and procurement activities in accordance
with the contracting and procurement practices and standards published
in the Company Management System and the established Contracting Plan
and Procurement Strategy
- Performs contracting and procurement duties including key responsibility for negotiations
- Ensure adequate staffing and provide general supervision to functional staff, ensuring their career development and training
- Other duties as assigned
The above tasks shall apply to all phases of BWO's business process
(Client Tender Phase and Project Execution Phase). In addition, the
following shall apply for Contract and Procurement Managers within
Operations:
- Visit local operation offices/shore base on a regular basis in order to ensure unified procurement processes worldwide
- Contribute with input to life cycle cost considerations
- Other duties as required to comply with requirements from Offshore Units and/or local regulations
Education/Experience
- Possess a degree or equivalent experience
- Good understanding and knowledge of the technical, contractual
and commercial issues related to design and engineering of Floating,
Production, Storage and Offloading vessels
- Experience in offshore oil and gas industry is an advantage
- Typically requires 10 years of relevant experience, primarily in the area of contracting and procurement
Skills:
- Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Team player and meticulous to details
- Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
- Fluent in oral and written English language
Other:
- The position is located at BW Offshore in Lagos with temporary
assignments at local operations offices or Units if so required. The
position requires flexibility in order to reach goal
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online